Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-15

Dr. Ounn WIS up AoNi
having taxes and watching our city
grow, Friday.
]. w. Amerine, OF Cheyenne
township, was in the city Friday on
final proof business.
While Great Bend is experiencing
a fair trade, business houses, all over
the east, are daily making assign
ments.
Pawnee Camp No. 10, sons OF
Veterans will give Christmas ball at
G. A. X. Hall Friday night. Dec. 20,
to which everybody is invited. Tickets
81. 90 each. A good time is assured.
-Larned Ctronoscope.
The Grand Army boys are soon to
give an entertainment for a relief
fund. As they have not given any
entertainments in some time, they in
tend to make up for lost time by CIV
ing something which all the people
will attend and appreciate.
We stepped into the store of Hack
er Bros, successors to Moses Bros. )
and found our friend Mr.. John Berry
back of their counters, welcoming
his friends to his new home. Mr..
Berry would be glad to see all his old
friends at his new quarters.
A gentleman who has just return
ed from La Crusse, Rush county, in
forms us that the inhabitants of that
little burg are boiling over with rage
at the report that the Supreme court
has decided the county seat in favor
of Rush Center. They say the end
is not yet.
1t is Geo. NJ. Chilly, of Leaven-
worth, who is here visiting John, Cal
and Will, and not Ed, as stated
day or so ago. We asked Cal. if
there were any more of the brothers
yet to hear from and he said, Eyes,
there's Jim and Charlie, they'll be out
here about next year"
The electric company have decided
to purchase at once a No. Blake
pump and heater, at cost of $500,
to furnish water for their boiler
now, and additional boilers in the
spring. Harry Kline says they mean
business, and in the spring will in
crease the plant to double its capacity
now.
The cigar drawing at Aliens store,
Saturday night, resulted as follows:
The jar contained 1916 beans, D. A.
Banta and Ed. Wilson, guessed, 1915;
Cal. Cailly, 1914; F. D. Wilson
1920; D. A. Banta, John Dawson,
and F. d. Wilson, 1926. Mr.. Banta
being out of town, the prizes Will not
be awarded until no returns, when we
will name the prizes.
A friend writes us that the sociable
and oyster supper at Clafin on the
7th inst. netted about $50 for the
ladies' aid society. The lucky number
whice drew the handsome crazy quilt
was 100, and held by Mrs. B. Robin
sen of Mcpherson. Some of the
beautiful and useful articles were
donated and sent from New York
city.
DIR. G. G. Dawson, of our city, has
been profered the professorship of
operative dentistry and dental
histology in the Northwestern
College Of Dental Surgery, at
Chicago, Ills, but the Doctor thinks
Great Bend is good enough for him
and declined it. This is fattering
compliment, and goes to show what
kind of dentists we have in Great
Bend.
Rev. Albert Stevenson has sold his
farm south of the river to Irving 5.
Ruark, and is coming to the city to
live. The Rev. gentleman thinks he
will find in Great Bend field of sin
ners more in proportion to his work.
ing ability than in the rural districts.
Mr.. j. V. Brlnkman will delight in
telling you how brother Stevenson
was "called" to the pulpit Rev. S.
will probably move in before the